Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Divine Chariot and Greatest

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 2:3

And let me tell you, these journeys are not for the faint of heart. The stakes are incredibly high. The text we're looking at today deals with the consequences of disrespecting som...

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Throne of Glory and Presence

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 4:1

The Heikhalot Rabbati, a text from the Heikhalot literature – a collection of mystical writings detailing heavenly ascents and visions – gives us a glimpse. It paints a picture of ...

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Kingdom of Zoharariel

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 4:3

The Heikhalot Rabbati, a fascinating and somewhat terrifying text from the early Kabbalistic tradition, hints at the impossibility – and the danger – of such an encounter. It speak...

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Divine Presence and Akiva

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 5:3

There's this text, Heikhalot Rabbati – one of the key writings describing mystical ascents through the heavenly realms. It's all about experiencing the divine presence. And within ...

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Zeal of Elijah and Aramaic

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 6:4

That’s the feeling that washes over me as I read this passage from Heikhalot Rabbati, a key text in the Heikhalot literature, which are early Jewish mystical texts that describe as...

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David's Vision

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 7:2

The Heikhalot Rabbati, one of the central texts of the Heikhalot literature, offers us just such a glimpse, a breathtaking vision of King David's ascent to the heavens. The Heikhal...

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Words from Above and the Throne

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 10:1

And while the Torah itself seems to discourage the idea, hinting at the impossibility of seeing God and living, the mystical tradition, particularly the Heikhalot literature, dares...

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Throne of Glory

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 10:3

The ancient mystical text, Heikhalot Rabbati – one of the key works of the Heikhalot literature, focused on heavenly ascent – gives us a glimpse, or rather, an auditory experience ...

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Metatron Among the Heavenly Host and From

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 12:1

One such text is Heikhalot Rabbati, a work of Jewish mystical literature that takes us on a journey through the heavenly realms. And in it, we find a truly awe-inspiring vision of ...

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